Mike Botan / @Ride2ADV

Senior writer for ADVRider.com. Riding for more than 30 years both in the dirt and on the street. Have ridden on 4 continents and nearly 50 countries and still want to ride more.

I do ADVRider's new bike and gear tests and then publish my thoughts. Nice!

Posted a bunch of my ride reports in the Epic Rides forum of ADVRider and then started my own blog called Ride2ADV. Somehow, between there and my forum posts I ended up here. I'm a lucky bastid.

If it's really that important to you, you can check out my LinkedIn profile. Whoopeeee!!!!

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Newron Electric Motorcycle

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Interview with Legend Wendy Crockett, 2019 Iron Butt Rally Winner (Part 1)

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What do you think about this lawsuit?

Brough Superior Alpine 680

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Indian Traeger grill

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New Indian Challenger Video Leaked

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motorcycle noise meter

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Police lukewarm on enforcing amended noise law.

BMW Hit With Class Action Lawsuit

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Ducati Unveiling Full 2020 Lineup Ahead Of EICMA

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Moto Guzzi V85 TT

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The adventure bike segment is hot and Moto Guzzi is a new player.

Triumph Rocket 3

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Can you say "power cruiser"?